There are some unbelievable stories, this might one day be
consigned to one of those collections. But then again, I have to tell it, for
it is, if not remarkable, an interesting tale. I take you again, my friends, to
the little village I hail from, nestling near the Western Ghats, where we still
have only three or four shops, where we still have but one road passing through
it going from Kunisseri...
The Cynical Malayali

Most people would agree on this, that an average Malayali is
somewhat cynical. Sometimes his pithy and sarcastic answers comes across a bit
negatively and pessimistic, for example if it was raining, he would opine that
the sun is unlikely to come out for a number of days as though you were in for big
trouble...